Places

What was the original name of Colombo?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/original-name-colombo-132051.html" >What was the original name of Colombo?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

The original Sinhalese name, Kalantotta ( "Kelani ferry" ), was corrupted to Kolambu by Arab traders and was changed to Colombo by the Portuguese ...

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Colombo . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What name was Colombo known as at first? Which was Colombo's original name? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Sri Lankan Jets Strike Anew at Rebel Targets; Buddhist Monks Seek President's...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...station bombing in Colombo. Police today lowered their original estimate of the number...Travelers reaching Colombo said civilians were...scanned a list of 212 names of injured posted...who had come to Colombo to visit a relative...
Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society ...Sinhala urbanites in and around Colombo are rendered in a lucid prose...have already established their names as well as a canon of research...from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo, Gombrich develops social...a single essay is as highly original as it is ambitious. The introduction...
ORIGINAL CAST BACK FOR "BUCKS'.(Weekend)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) ...students who cavorted in an original revue, the senior musical...trenchcoat and made "Colombo" a household name for that TV figure...dance and comedy of the original. Most was themed to...PICTURE IS from the original 1953 production of
Crusader for original compositions
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Observer ...to you by HT Syndication. Colombo, Nov. 23 -- Kalasuri Diliup...this musician who has made a name for himself in Computer Music...for composing and promoting originals - songs and instrumentals...Success came his way when his original composition won 1st place...thereon much to his surprise his ...
Elan shines again: Brigham's gives the original superpremium frozen yogurt a...
Magazine article from: Dairy Foods ...like Ben & Jerry's, Colombo and Haagen-Dazs stole most...Brigham's believed the Elan name still had some equity, however...varieties and more Simply put, the original Elan hadn't kept up with...Russell Mackey, a 10-year Colombo veteran who joined Brigham...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.